Drawings Diagrams & Analyses / Transoxiana / Samarkand / Shah-i-Zinda / NC 0012, 05 - 52 Line 01

Catalog Number NC 0012
Region
Town
Monument
Dynasty
CE / AH /
Canon
Feature
Medium
Image credit David Wade

Using the same elements a pattern can gain in complexity. Notice how, in the middle left and right sides of the design three bobbins and a bow-tie come together to form a decagon.